SHELBYVILLE, Ind. — A rural swingers club is facing fines of $300 per day after Shelby County officials decided it was in violation of zoning ordinances.

”This isn’t something that you would expect in rural Indiana,” said Shelby County Sheriff Tom Debaun.

Amy Butcher, executive director of the plan commission, said the owner, Gary James, had moved the club onto an old farm he had bought in rural Shelby County after running afoul of zoning officials in Indianapolis, where she said he had operated a similar club.

The club’s Web site described it as one of the Midwest’s oldest swingers clubs.

However, Topside II’s Web site does request donations, which could be enough to classify the club as an adult business, officials said, and the area is zoned for agriculture and single-family residential use.